During an employee event held on Dec. 20, Penn State Schuylkill honored faculty and staff with years of service awards and announced winners of the campus' annual faculty and staff awards, including Valerie Schrader, left, and Janelle Gruber.
As the fall semester came to a close, Penn State Schuylkill's faculty and staff joined together to celebrate those who received annual honors, including the Outstanding Staff Award and faculty awards for teaching, research and service.
Joseph S. Gera, a Penn State alumnus and retired IBM executive, has committed $50,000 to establish the Joseph S. Gera STEM Scholarship at Penn State Schuylkill, supporting 20 students over five years in critical science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Wally Triplett was one of two African Americans to be the first to play on a Nittany Lion Football team. In his time here he learned what "team" meant at Penn State when, the entire team refused to play at the segregated Orange Bowl.
